Gov. Mike DeWine announced today that casinos, racinos, amusement parks and water parks can reopen June 19 with restrictions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The businesses can reopen with a reduction of people, he said. There are “quite elaborate plans we believe are consistent with ...

One COVID-19 death reported in Trumbull County today. None were reported in Mahoning and Columbiana counties. Overall, there have been 297 COVID-19 deaths in Valley as of today — 191 in Mahoning, 52 in Trumbull and 54 in Columbiana counties, according to the Ohio Department of Health's ...

YOUNGSTOWN -- The Diocese of Youngstown announced today that Bishop George V. Murry died this morning at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. Funeral arrangements are pending at Kinnick Funeral Home. Murry was only briefly admitted for inpatient treatment at the Memorial Sloan ...

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France (AP) — At least the dead will always be there. All too many have been, for 76 years since that fateful June 6 on France's Normandy beaches, when allied troops in 1944 turned the course of World War II and went on to defeat fascism in Europe in one of the most ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3 percent — still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression — as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and businesses began recalling workers. The government said this morning that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten long weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined one of the Navy's signature warships, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has returned to sea and is conducting military operations in the Pacific region. Lining the flight deck in their dress white uniforms, sailors ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren't coming back. That's the harsh truth facing workers laid off around the U.S. and the world, from restaurants in Thailand to car factories in France, whose livelihoods fell victim to a ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $139,227 to Youngstown and $58,008 to Trumbull County to pay for public safety agency costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding can be used to “pay for (law enforcement) costs associated with the pandemic such as overtime, ...

There were four COVID-19 deaths reported in the Mahoning Valley today — three in Mahoning County and one in Columbiana County. Overall, there have been 296 COVID-19 deaths in Valley — 191 in Mahoning, 51 in Trumbull and 54 in Columbiana counties. There have been 2,339 COVID-19 deaths in ...

Here are summaries of the latest stories worldwide on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: — Minneapolis officials estimate damage at $55 million, ask aid to rebuild; — Russia ...

YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State University Board of Trustees approved a fiscal year 2020-21 budget that projects a 15 percent decline in enrollment, a 20 percent decrease in state funding, salary reductions, furloughs, layoffs and a reorganization of the university's academic operations. "This ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The city and its health district along with Quick Med Urgent Care will host COVID-19 testing next Wednesday and Thursday at the Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St. Those with COVID-19 symptoms or those with direct exposure to the virus can be tested at the drive-through ...

Here are summaries of the latest stories worldwide on the coronavirus pandemic, including: — France is replacing its Bastille Day parade with a smaller ceremony that also honors health workers; — Craft beer makers in Thailand who were fined for posting brew images on social media are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March, a sign that the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the loss of jobs. The diminishing pace suggests that the job market ...

LONDON (AP) — The family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann is seeking answers in the case after a key suspect was identified in Germany and as authorities there said today they believe she is dead. McCann was 3 at the time of her disappearance in May 2007 while she was on vacation ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a protest when a more pressing crisis hit home: groups of thieves had pillaged malls, set fire to a Walmart and stormed a car dealership. By ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's legislature approved a contentious bill today that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem. The legislation was approved after pro-democracy opposition lawmakers tried to disrupt the vote. It passed with 41 lawmakers voting for it and just one ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrations in cities across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on the eve of memorial service today for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national movement. ...

COLUMBUS (AP) — The chancellor of New York's public university system will become Ohio State University's next president as both institutions confront logistical and financial uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic. Kristina Johnson, an engineer and former undersecretary of the U.S. ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The three other police officers on the scene when a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee on George Floyd's neck are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder, and the case against the main officer is being upgraded to second-degree murder, a newspaper reported ...